Paul wrote:
> I think the objection, at least mine, is the implication that >the other
connections between musicians is musical, while >hers were sexual, or that
she used her feminine wiles to get >where she was, rather than her artistic
talent.
I wish I had a scanner so I could put it up somewhere, but I'm always the
last to get higher-tech ;-)
Actually there are several other people who are linked romantically, so she
is not being singled out in the chart, other than to have a big kiss
surrounding her name. There are several heart symbols, some broken (to
indicate the obvious) and some intact to indicate the relationships that
endured. Rita Coolidge is linked to more broken hearts than Joni, for
example. (And one of Rita's broken hearts also link to Graham Nash).
However, you are correct in that most of the lines connect to musical
alliances, and she is not credited with any musical alliances - only
romantic. Although at that time in 1972 (before Tom Scott, before Mingus,
etc.), she had not really aligned musically with other groups - she was more
of the lone artist at that point.
To answer Scott's question, the "Old Lady of The Year" caption came from a
different short blurb in RS. I recall Steve Dulson posted that one and it
was from another year.
Kakki
